johnny-come-latelynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdʒɒn.i.kʌmˈleɪt.li/us/ˌdʒɑː.ni.kʌmˈleɪt.li/plural johnny-come-latelies or johnnies-come-lately disapprovingsomeone who has only recently started a job or activity and has suddenly become very successful
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- low-level
- position
- pretender
- role
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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